Tag: iOS 5

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iCloud: What about Mac OS X Snow Leopard users?

UPDATE (2011-11-21):

VMware clarifies:

Running Mac OS X client in a virtual machine continues to require Lion (purchased from the Mac App Store or a USB thumb drive.)  Users should always ensure they remain in compliance with any applicable software license agreements.

It seems that the next update will restrict installations of Mac OS X Snow Leopard or older to Server and OS X Lion.

UPDATE:
VMware has just released VMware Fusion 4.1 and allowed installation of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard client in virtual machine.
As long as you have Mac with 64-bit processor, you can now install OS X Lion while keeping Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard in the virtual machine.
It is a good time to buy VMware Fusion 4 now if you haven’t already.

Apple has just opened iCloud to OS X Lion 10.7.2 and iOS 5 users. What about Snow Leopard users? For those who own any Macs with 64-bit capable processors (Core 2 Duo or newer) should upgrade to OS X Lion before moving their MobileMe account to iCloud.

Before I go on, let’s recall that Mac OS X Leopard is the last Operating System from Apple to run on PowerPC Macs. They are out of the pictures.

Apple sold quite a lot of Core Duo Macs and some Core Solo Mac minis. Those Macs do not meet the system requirements to run OS X Lion. Thus iCloud is not supported on those Macs. I am still using a MacBook Pro Core Duo from January 2006. I can only use iCloud through iCloud.com. In the meantime Apple is committed to run MobileMe service until June 30, 2012. By that time Apple would hope that Mac users would have at least an iOS 5 device or a Mac running OS X Lion.

If you already are a MobileMe user, you do not have to hurry moving your account to iCloud. If you do not have any iOS 5 devices and/or Macs running OS X Lion, please refrain from moving your MobileMe account to iCloud. If you are still using a non-OS X Lion compatible Mac or a non-iOS 5 compatible devices (iPhone, iPhone 3G and older iPod touch), Apple would hope you would buy a new one.

UPDATE:
Someone reminded me the lack of Rosetta support in OS X Lion, another reason to stay with Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

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Moving your MobileMe account to iCloud.

So, you want to move your MobileMe account to iCloud.

First, read this frequently asked questions about the MobileMe transition and iCloud.

What you need to have is at least one of the followings:

  • A Macintosh running OS X Lion 10.7.2
  • An iPhone, iPod touch or iPad running iOS 5.

From iCloud page at Apple.com:

iCloud requires iOS 5 on iPhone 3GS or later, iPod touch (3rd and 4th generation), iPad, or iPad 2; a Mac computer with OS X Lion; or a PC with Windows Vista or Windows 7 (Outlook 2007 or 2010 required for accessing contacts and calendars). Some features require a Wi-Fi connection. Some features are not available in all countries. Access to some services is limited to 10 devices

Whenever you are ready,  head to http://me.com/move/ and login to your MobileMe account. Follow the instructions. Once the transition completed, you can then login to iCloud.

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Apple updates iTunes Terms and Conditions.

Apple updates iTunes Terms and Conditions ahead of iOS 5 release.

The changes we have made to the terms and conditions include the following:

  • Update of iTunes terms and conditions and/or certain usage rules to reflect changes to available content types;
  • Amendment of the App Store terms and conditions to account for the availability of free in-app subscriptions, and to explain where
    the subscriptions appear on devices after download;
  • New terms have been added that govern your use of iTunes Match, whereby you may pay a subscription fee to access certain
    content remotely, subject to existing association rules and usage rules, and explain that such content may be accessed on certain
    devices that are not subject to existing association rules, with limitations; and
  • New terms have been added that explain that use of iTunes Match requires collection of certain information from your iTunes library
    which shall be associated with your Account.

Complete iTunes Terms and Conditions can be found here.

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Deluge of iOS 5 compatible Apps.

Apple has been busy approving iOS 5 compatible Apps. iOS 5 is scheduled for released on the morning of October 12th, 2011. Many of the Apps listed in the screen-capture are updated for iOS 5 compatibility.

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Getting ready for iOS 5.

Apple is set to release iOS 5 to the public on Wednesday October 12th, 2011. Here are the steps to prepare yourself before upgrading to iOS 5:

  1. Download iTunes 10.5 – Mac | Windows | Windows 64 bit
  2. Back up your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad using iTunes.Make sure you check “Encrypt iPhone/iPod touch/iPad backup”. That way all your password settings are also backed up.
  3. Import all your photos and videos from the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Mac users can use iPhoto, Aperture or Image Capture. Windows Users can directly access the Photos folder through Explorer and copy the files manually.
  4. Transfer all purchases from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to your computer using iTunes.
  5. Make sure the apps, songs, movies, ringtones in your iPhones, iPod touch or iPad are also in your iTunes Library.

Now you are ready for iOS 5.

Starting Wednesday October 12th, 2011 you can update your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad through iTunes.

If for some reasons you could not update to iOS 5, you might have to go the “Restore” route. After that you can “Restore from Backup”.

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iOS 5 GM is expected to ship to Developers today.

Apple’s “Let’s talk iPhone.” event just ended and Apple is expected to ship iOS 5 GM to developers anytime now.

Since Apple NDA is in effect, our Developer contacts are not saying a word about this. Logically Apple would ship the GM at least a week before the public release.